Following notification on 5 August 2022, Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) has announced it will transport Mox fuel to Japan in the near future. The departure port will be Cherbourg, in France, and the PNTL vessels used on this operation will be Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret. Further details will be communicated in the coming […]
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has named AW Ship Management as the new provider of ship management services for its fleet of specialist nuclear cargo vessels. The announcement follows a competitive tender process, with the total value of the five-year contract, at approximately £59m. NTS and AW Ship Management signed the contract, which has two options […]
Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret arrived safely in Japan this morning and delivered their cargo of 16 MOX fuel assemblies to the Takahama Nuclear Power Station. The vessels departed from Europe on 8 September carrying the fuel assemblies which were manufactured in France. PNTL, which is operated by Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), has been transporting […]
The decommissioning of Oceanic Pintail has “set the standard others must follow” after 100% of the 3,865-tonne specialist nuclear vessel was recycled. Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), which operated Oceanic Pintail, set Dales Marine Services the challenge of ensuring 98% of the world-class cargo vessel was reused. Applying a number of innovative techniques, the Scottish firm […]
Recycled computer equipment from two Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels has been donated to Barrow Sea Cadets. In total, 21 PCs and monitors, 8 laptops, 2 UPS units, as well as keyboards, power supplies, connectors, and mice from on board Pacifics Heron and Egret have been received by the youngsters. Rob Wood, manager of Nuclear Transport Solutions’s (NTS) marine […]
Following successful departure from France on 8 September 2021, the Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels – Pacific Egret and Pacific Heron – remain on passage carrying Mox fuel bound for Japan. The ships will travel to Japan via the Cape of Good Hope and the South West Pacific Ocean. PNTL is operated by Nuclear […]